Garter



April 28, 1925.

- A. M. MALOUF GAHTBR I Eilgtl Jur e 9. 1924 wa. T 9

Patented Apr 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES 7 1,535,617 PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM 1V1. MAIJOUF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARTER.

Application 11166 June 9,

To all whom it may concern."

Be itknown that I, ABRAHAM M. .MAL- our, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,l1ave invented a new and useful Garter, of which the following is aspecification.

By way of explanation it may be stated that when the elastic band of agarter is stitched to the pad of the garter, the stitching severs someor all of the elastic strands in the band, and the present inventionaims,

in view of the foregoing, to provide novel j in the scope of what isclaimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention. i

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 shows in plane, a portion of agarter embodying the invention; Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 ofFigure 1; Figure 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic sectional view; Figure 4;is a perspective view showing the connector; Figure 5 is a plan showinga modified connector; Figure 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6 ofFigure 5; Figure 7 is a cross section on the line 77 of Figure 5; Figure8 is a plan disclosing a modified form; Fig ure 9 is a plan showing theconnector used in Figure 8; Figure 10 is an elevation wherein thestructure of Figure 8 is viewed edgewise; Figure 11 is a section takenon the line 11-11 of Figure 8.

The numeral 1 marks the pad of a garter comprising layers 2 connected bystitching 3. A. loop 4: is provided, the ends of the loop extendingbetween the layers of the pad 1 and being held between the layers 2 byvthe stitching 3. The loop 4. preferably is made of flexible material.The numeral 5 designates a connector, including end bars 6, side bars 7and an intermediate bar 8 having teeth 9 along one edge, there being aflange 1924. Serial No. 718,875.

10 projecting from the opposite edge of the intermediate bar, and therebeing a slot 12 between the intermediate bar 8 and one side bar 7 a slot14. existing between the intermediate bar 8 and the other side bar 7.One of the side bars 7 is received within the loop 1 which is assembledwith thepad 1. The elastic band of the garter is marked by the numeral15 and is looped about the intermediate bar 8, as shown at 16. Theflange 10 of the intermediate bar 8 is bent to overhang the bar 8 asshown at 17 in Figure 3,

one end of the band 15 being gripped be-' tween the parts 8 and 17 andbeing held by the part 17 and teeth 9, which are inclined slightly withrespect to the intern'iediatehar 8, the teeth 9 being neither longenough nor sharp enough to penetrate the elastic band 15 and sever theresilient strands thereof.

The device is so constructed that it is unnecessary to stitch the band15 to the pad 1, to the detriment of the band, as hereinbeforeexplained. The slot 12 is large enough so that as shown at 18 in Figure1, there is an appreciable space between the folded por tion of the band15 and the loo-p 1. As a consequence, the slot 12 is not filled, evenapproximately, by the looped portion of the elastic band 15, and thedevice distinctly avoids all disadvantages arising out of a constructionin which the folded or looped portion 16 of the band 15, and the loop 1present an uninterrupted bearing surface. The construction of thedevice'is such that the band 15 may be looped readilyas at 16, withrespect to the intermediate bar 8.

The connector may be of the form shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 and denotedgenerally by the numeral 25. The connector includ ing end bars 26, sidebars 27 and an intermediate bar 28, the ends of one side bar 27 beingreceived in a sleeve 29. The parts 26 and 27 preferably are made of asingle piece of wire having no sharp edges, whereas the intermediate bar28 is in the form of a strip provided at its ends with tubular sockets30 wherein the end bars 26 are securely mounted. The intermediate bar 28has a longitudinal slot 31, and from one portion of the bar, inclinedteeth 32 project into the slot. One end of a flexible element (such asthe part 15) may be inserted into slot 31, the flexible element beinglooped as at 16, in the manner hereinbefore explained.

Passing to the form shown in Figures 8 to 11, the connector is marked bythe 1111- meral 35 and includes end bars 36, side bars 37 and 40, and anintermediate bar 38 having teeth 39 along one edge, the other edge ofthe intern'iediate bar being supplied with a flange .1-1. The loop,corresponding to the loop 4;, is marked by the numeral 42 and is engagedabout the side bar &0. The flange 41 is bent as at 43 to grip one end ofthe garter band, as hereinbefore explained, the garter band, designatedby the numeral M, be ing looped and extended in the way hereinbefore setforth. In this form of the in vention, the end bars 36 are offset, asshown at 1-5, so as to decrease the friction between the side bar 37 andthe garter band 6L4.

lVh-at is claimed is:

1. In a garter, a pad, a connector comprising side bars, end bars and anintermediate bar provided along one edge with teeth and equipped alongits opposite edge with a bendable flange, a loop carried by the pad andreceiving one side bar of the connector, and a band looped about theintermediate bar, the flange being bent to ove1- hang the intermediatebar. one end of the band extending between the flange and theintermediate bar and being held by the flange on the teeth, theintermediate bar being spaced far enough from said one side bar to leavean opening of appreciable size between the looped portion of the bandand the loop, thereby facilitating the looping of the band about theintermediate bar.

2. In a garter, a pad, a connector comprising side bars, end bars, andan intermediate bar having teeth, a loop carried by the pad andreceiving one side bar of the con-- nector, and a band looped about theintermediate bar and engaged by the teeth, the intern'iediate bar beingspaced far enough from said one side bar to leave an opening ofappreciable size between the looped portion of the band and the loop,thereby facilitating the looping of the band about the intermediate bar.

3. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1,and further characterized by the fact that the band passes beneath oneside bar, the end bars being offset, so that the side bars are not inthe same plane, thereby to lessen the friction between the said side barand the band.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own. I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM M. MALOl ll? Witnesses MOLLIE MILLER, SAID JosEPH AKRL.

